Parting Shot — 8.18.10

On the Lewiston Tribune Facebook site, Publisher Nathan Alford is shown holding up a photo of his grandfather, Bud Alford, which bears the newspaper’s famous quote: “Our opinions are not for sale.” I worked for two years for Nathan’s father, Butch, as a news editor at the Trib. I can guarantee you that old Bud’s comment was accurate. Ladd Hamilton, Bill Hall, and later Jim Fisher wrote hard-hitting editorials and didn’t kowtow to anyone. Glad to see the new Alford at the helm of the Very Good Ship U.S.S. Tribune is following in the same footsteps.